2,3,6-Trimethylphenol, 95%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
2,3,6-Trimethylphenol, 95%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
2,3,6-Trimethylphenol, 95%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
2,3,6-Trimethylphenol, 95%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Thermo Scientific Chemicals

2,3,6-Trimethylphenol, 95%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

CAS: 2416-94-6 | C9H12O | 136.19 g/mol
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Catalog number ALFH60489.14
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Specifications
Chemical Name or Material2,3,6-Trimethylphenol
CAS2416-94-6
Health Hazard 1H315-H317-H318
Health Hazard 2GHS H Statement
H314-H318
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
Causes serious eye damage.
Health Hazard 3P261-P264b-P272-P280-P302+P352-P305+P351+P338-P310-P333+P313-P362-P501c
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2,3,6-Trimethylphenol is used as intermediate for synthetic vitamin E. It is used for manufacturing 2, 3, 5-Trimethylhydroquinone. It is used as intermediate for antioxidants and plastics. It is used as a comonomer for the modification of polyphenylene oxide resins.

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Applications
2,3,6-Trimethylphenol is used as intermediate for synthetic vitamin E. It is used for manufacturing 2, 3, 5-Trimethylhydroquinone. It is used as intermediate for antioxidants and plastics. It is used as a comonomer for the modification of polyphenylene oxide resins.

Solubility
Soluble in methanol.

Notes
Incompatible with oxidizing agents. Store in a cool, dry conditions in a well sealed container. Store at room temperature.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. O.A. Kholdeeva; A.V. Golovin; R.I. Maksimovskaya; I.V. Kozhevnikov. Oxidation of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol in the presence of molybdovanadophosphoric heteropoly acids. Journal of Molecular Catalysis.1992, 75 235-244.
  2. Katsuomi Takehira; Masao Shimizu; Yoshihito Watanabe; Hideo Orita; Takashi Hayakawa. A novel oxygenation of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol to trimethyl-p-benzoquinone by dioxygen with copper(II) chloride/amine hydrochloride catalyst. Tetrahedron Letters.1989, 30 6691-6692.